Vegas Golden Knights: Three predictions for Western Conference Finals
3. Karlsson to break out
William Karlsson plays a huge role for the Golden Knights and he’s one of the most underrated two-way forwards in the NHL.
His natural game allows Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty to really shine in the offensive zone, knowing that Karlsson will play a 200 foot game and excel in his own end too.
Karlsson has been solid offensively throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs too, recording eight points (3 G, 5 A) in 16 games while averaging 18:48 minutes of ice time per game.
However, we think there is more to come from the center.
And we predict that Karlsson will break out in this series against the Stars.
We all know Karlsson’s offensive upside and he’s due a run of games where he absolutely goes off.
He’s helped by the fact that he’s playing on a line with Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone, and it is only a matter of time until Karlsson significantly adds to the three goals he has in the postseason so far.
We are at the point of the postseason where your best players really step up and take control, and the opportunity is there for Karlsson to elevate his game.
He only has one power play point in 16 games but we predict that Karlsson will shift gears and will emerge as a legit offensive threat.
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He’ll up his production on both the PP and at 5-on-5, and if William Karlsson can put some serious numbers up in this series then that will only aid the Golden Knights in trying to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final.